Forecast Details for Buffalo, MT

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Monday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Friday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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